Ariella Daly

Natural Beekeeping

Your on-demand, self-paced course for understanding how to keep bees in a more natural and sustainable way.

Introduction to:

Who are the bees as individuals? Who are they as a collective? Who are they in relationship to the land? Why are so many modern beekeeping methods harmful to bees? How can you be a better ally to the pollinator world?

Most beekeeping courses out there are about the A-B-C’s of beekeeping. If we are going to learn how to listen to the bees, we have to start by asking not how but who.

This course is a four-part video lecture series on honeybees and natural beekeeping.

real talk:

What You'll Learn

The three energies of the hive are made up of the females, males, and Queen. Learn who lives inside the hive and what their roles are. Discover how bees' see, smell, and communicate.

Who are the Bees?

A hive is more than the sum of its parts. Beyond the bees, discover what else is going on inside the hive. Learn about pollen, propolis, honey, and beeswax as part of the body of the superorganism.

We will also look at how humans have worked with these various hive products for healing, food, art, and more.

What makes up a hive?

What is the difference between natural beekeeping and conventional beekeeping? How can you apply principles of natural beekeeping to your own methods of tending a hive? What are the steps needed to become a beekeeper? These are the questions explored in Parts 3 and 4 of the course.

How to become a natural beekeeper?

Designed for those seeking
to understand the honey
bee and who want to care
for bees in a way that is
more aligned with the inherent nature of the
bees themselves.

It is for those with an open mind toward the sentient intelligence of the honey bee colony.

If you are a beekeeper or hope to become a beekeeper, this course will support your understanding of the bees so that you may better serve them in your ventures.